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dansuresh
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PostPosted: 17:20 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Removing Decals Reply with quote
Hey fellow bikers

How do you go about removing decals from the bike? I bought some new decals since the ones on th bike are badly scratched.

Is there any specific way of removing them or is it just pull them off?

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PostPosted: 17:21 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
A combination of hairdryer, wd40, fingernail works for me.
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owdamer
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PostPosted: 17:22 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pour boiling water on them to soften them up. They'll just peel off then. A hairdryer is ok for the job too, just not at the same time as the hot water tho!
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PostPosted: 17:58 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Heat gun and petrol if you want to do things right, followed by a good T Cut
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PostPosted: 18:06 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hair dryer and 'sticky stuff remover'.
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dansuresh
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PostPosted: 18:48 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks guys Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:56 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
mrchips wrote:
Heat gun and petrol if you want to do things right, followed by a good T Cut


Great idea, Not sure what use the T cut would be though.
Perhaps a fire extinguisher would be more appropriate! Laughing

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dansuresh
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PostPosted: 19:12 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
the the hell is T Cut anyway!??
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
dansuresh wrote:
the the hell is T Cut anyway!??


Polish stuff that get rid of minor scratches.
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Slinn84
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PostPosted: 19:56 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
what about getting off the main decals?? the ones that came with the bike origionally and have been laqured over?? these wont peel off with love nor money

any ideas??
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PostPosted: 20:07 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
New fairings or sandpaper and a buggered paint job.
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mrchips
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Owdamer wrote:
[Great idea, Not sure what use the T cut would be though.
Perhaps a fire extinguisher would be more appropriate! Laughing


T-Cut always tidies a job. Laughing
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owdamer
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PostPosted: 20:52 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
T-cut takes away the paint. It may well make your bike shiney, but keep doing it & you'll end up with no paint at all.
A resin based polish does a much better job & wont damage the paint.
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dansuresh
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PostPosted: 21:11 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
and where would i be able to purchase myself some T Cut??

hein gericke have some?

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owdamer
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Almost any motoring accesories shop.
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PostPosted: 21:17 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
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and where would i be able to purchase myself some T Cut??


Some supermarkets stock it as well as any car accessory shop. Costs about £4 a bottle. You'll need to buy some polish well to bring back the shine after using T-Cut.
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dansuresh
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PostPosted: 21:22 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
can u use it on plastics like your screen or is it just for metal surfaces?

thanks btw!
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owdamer
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PostPosted: 21:26 - 20 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes. We used to use t-cut to polish up perspex after we had machined it. We would use wet & dry to get the machining marks out, then t cut would polish it up so that it was like glass.
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